Coconut curry tilapia with Farro

Hello all! Just had to share tonight's dinner ... It was simply ... Num.

While I have been on my savory kick lately, my other savory(ish) love is Thai and Indian inspired dishes.

I found this recipe a while ago, and unfortunately had only wrote down the ingredients. No cooking instructions, nothing else :) I also didn't have quite a few of the ingredients recommended, but hey ... Isn't that part of the fun? :) a lot of this was guess work but delicious none the less. 

Its sad how easily entertained I am. Curry makes me happy. Cumin makes me happy. Therefore this dish makes me happy. A meal for just about 330 calories and 28 grams of protein makes me estatic.

Sigh.

I'm lame.

Ingredients

Serves 5

-5 4 oz. tilapia loins

-2 tsp sesame oil

-1 tbsp ginger 

-1/2 cup diced shallots

-4 garlic cloves, minced

-1 tsp curry

-2 tsp red curry paste

-1/2 tsp ground cumin

-4 tsp reduced soy sauce

-1 tbsp brown sugar

-2 tsp fish sauce

-1 can light coconut milk

-1/4 cup(ish) cilantro

-a couple of pinches of dry basil (fresh if available)

-lime

-salt & pepper to taste

-siracha to splash on too

-Farro or whole grain side of your choice

1. Preheat broiler to high. In a large pan, spray with a spritz of EVOO from your misto or non stick cooking spray. Drizzle in a small amount of sesame oil. Toss in minced garlic and shallots, cook for a min or two.

2. Put in curry, red curry paste and cumin. Toss with garlic and shallots to cover. Cook for another minute or two, just to lightly toast your spices.

3. Add soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar just to slightly carmelize. Then add coconut milk and reduce heat just to slightly simmer.

4. Begin to cook your Farro per directions. Then, spray a baking sheet with EVOO. Sprinkle your tilapia with salt, pepper & pinches of dried basil. Squeeze lime juice over all loins and then place into your broiler. Cook for 5-8 min, depending on the thickness of your fishies.

5. Place your Farro on a plate, then your tilapia and drizzle with your sauce to your liking. Sprinkle siracha & diced cilantro on top :) 

Nutritional information

Calories: 334

Fat: 9

Saturated: 4.3

Monounsaturated: 1.5

Cholesterol: 25

Sodium: 495.6

Carbs: 35.7

Dietary fiber: 3

Sugar: 8

Protein: 28.4